Earthquake details

Saturday, November 23, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, November 23, 1974 at 00:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 667.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.543 and latitude -22.790.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 211.0 km
Coordinates -22.790, -177.543
UTC time 1974-11-23 00:36:08.900
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-11-23

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